Hi, fellow sleevers I was wondering if anyone could tell me the pain level after surgery and the down time, I go in on a Thursday can I be up and out and normal by that Monday ...thank you ????

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I had surgery on 8/15. For me, I would describe my post op pain at it's most intense about a 4 out of 10 or moderate pain. During my hospital stay, I asked my nurse about what her experience with post sleeve patients & pain was. She told me that about half of her patients wound up having significant nausea and pain afterwards and the other half didn't have much pain at all & were up and ready to go. I don't know that it is all related to pain tolerance. I think that it is equally related to how your body reacts to the surgery. If you are at all prone to nausea, I would recommend asking for a scopolamine patch to better your odds of not having nausea related complications.

As to whether you will feel normal by Monday, well you may not have a lot of pain, but you will definitely still feel like you just had a major surgery. You will still have some incision site pain and will probably tire easily after walking and doing daily activities. It is important to rest and get in all of your fluids and Protein so your body can heal properly.

Hi Ms. Thankful, I'm 6 months post op. My pain wasn't bad at all, I remember hitting that pain medication button that automatically sends meds in you right frequently though. I wanted to make sure I didn't feel it. Lol. Once they took that from me after the first 24 hours I'd be fibbing of I said I didn't feel it. Not miserable but it was just there. I had my heating pad and it was a complete lifesaver! I think my experience would have been wayyyyy worse without it. Also my pain really only came from readjusting, standing and sitting. It is very manageable, and I'm down 85 lbs so who cares!? Lol.

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I dont know if you had kids before , but child birth was way worst for me , I was only nauseated and felt bearable pain , from a scale of 1-10 and 10 being the worst I say a 4 the first day and a half then decreases everyday , I had my surgery on a monday I was back to work the following monday , I would get super sleepy and drained easily the first month and needed constant naps , walking helped me also while I wAs in the hospital , I hope u have a speedy recovery

Thank you everyone I appreciate your support , you all were very helpful...have a blessed day????

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